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64907 to 65000 — Continued. 



64950. No. 62. A nearly spineless form 

 from the road between Fedhala 

 and Casa Blanca, May 10, 1925. 



64951. No. 79. Growing on dry rocky 

 soil near Icod, Teneriffe, Canary 

 Islands, July 10, 1925. 



64952. Medicago soleirolii Duby. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 2. Collected on the road between 

 Rabat and Casa Blanca, May 9, 1925. 

 A spineless annual bur clover with 

 rather large spineless pods ; a vigorous 

 grower and adapted to very dry road- 

 side conditions and a region of winter 

 rainfall. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. 

 I. No. 31007. 



64953 and 64954. Melica cupani Guss. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



64953. No. 26. Collected between Moga- 

 dor and Marrakesh, Morocco, May 

 17, 1925. A grass with tall dense 

 heads, growing under the protection 

 of Ziziphus lotus growth which 

 keeps the goats from destroying it. 

 This variety seems to thrive in hard 

 baked clay 'soil. 



64954. No. 86. A tall-growing species 

 found on the sun-baked soil by the 

 roadside, between Marrakesh and 

 Mogador, Morocco, May 22, 1925. 



64955. Melilotds speciosa Durieu. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 107. From a few plants along the 

 railroad between Rabat and Sale, Mo- 

 rocco, near the bridge across the Bou 

 Regreg River, June 14, 1925. A vigorous 

 plant which should have distinct value 

 as a forage when grown in a region of 

 light rainfall (19 inches annual), mod- 

 erately high temperatures (maximum 

 115° and minimum 27° F.), and a soil 

 of stiff clay. The plant grows to a height 

 of about 4 feet and carries a good quan- 

 tity of leaves. 



64956. Morus nigra L. Moraceae. 



Black mulberry. 



No. 134. From Barranco Ruis, Oro- 

 tava, Teneriffe, Canary Islands. July 11, 

 1925. A black mulberry which has grown 

 wild on Teneriffe in the barrancos and 

 boars immense quantities of deliciously 

 acid fruits. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 41459. 



64957. Muscari sp. Liliaceae. 



Grape hyacinth. 



No. 102. From Ito Plateau, near Az- 

 rou, Morocco. June 17, 1925. A species 

 peculiar to the Middle Atlas Mountains, 

 found at an altitude of 1,300 meters. 



A spring-blooming bulbous plant with 

 blue or white flowers in racemes or 

 spikes. 



64958. Myoporum insulare R. Br. My- 

 oporaceae. 



No. 92. Presented by M. Pochon, Jar- 

 din d'Acclimatation, Rabat, Morocco. May, 

 1925. An Australian tree which has 

 come to be widely used in Morocco as a 

 windbreak and a hedge plant near the 

 sea, as it withstands the salt air well. 

 The evergreen foliage presents a pleasing 

 appearance. 



64907 to 65000— Continued. 



64959. Nerium oleander L. Apocynaceae. 



Oleander. 



No. 96. Seeds from a wild form grow- 

 ing in. the Sous Valley, near Agadir, Mo- 

 rocco, June 7, 1925. It may be worth 

 testing for drought resistance and for 

 resistance to scale infestation. 



64960. Ocotea foetens (Ait.) Benth. and 

 Hook. Lauraceae. 



From trees near Moya, Canary Islands, 

 July 27. 1925. The " til " tree of the 

 Canary Islands is a species which is rap- 

 idly disappearing. It has beautiful 

 glossy evergreen leaves and attractive 

 fruits. The handsome dark wood is used 

 for cabinetwork. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 31903. 



64961. Ochna multiflora DC. Ochna- 

 ceae. 



No. 128. From the old garden of the 

 famous botanist Wildpret at Orotava, 

 Teneriffe, Canary Islands, July 11, 1925. 

 An extremely ornamental low-growing 

 shrub with purple berries which are borne 

 on a red receptacle. 



64962. Adenocarpus foliolosus (Dry- 

 ander) DC. Fabaceae. 



No. 124. A yellow-flowered ornamental 

 shrub growing along the road to Monte 

 de las Lomitas, near San Andres, Palma, 

 Canary Islands, July 19, 1925. 



64963. Orchis papilionacea L. Orchi- 

 daceae. 



No. 38. Found in a Berber cemetery, 

 near Amismiz, in the Great Atlas Moun- 

 tains, south of Marrakesh, Morocco, May 

 30, 1925. A terrestrial orchid, about 18 

 inches high, which grows in soil that 

 bakes as hard as a brick before the last 

 of May. This variety produces tubers 

 the size of a pigeon's egg, also attrac- 

 tive red flowers. 



64964. Ornithopus compressus L. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 89. Collected between Casa Blanca 

 and Fedhala, Morocco. May 10, 1925. 

 A forage legume which seems to be a 

 rather constant factor in the pastures 

 of Morocco, Spain, and the Canary 

 Islands. 



A slender spreading annual plant with 

 pinnate leaves and very small yellow 

 flowers. 



64965. Pandorea australis (R. Br.) 

 Spach (Tecorna australis R. Br.). 

 Bignoniaceae. 



No. 141. From the Santa Brigida Ho- 

 tel gardens, Monte, Grand Canary, Ca- 

 nary Islands, July 23, 1925. 



An evergreen climbing shrub with 

 glossy dark-green odd-pinnate leaves and 

 yellowish flowers with violet spots in the 

 throat. Native to Australia. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No.. 46384. 



64966. Papaver sp. Papaveraceae. 



Poppy. 



No. 138. A dwarf form of very deli- 

 cate habit with peculiarly brilliant scar- 

 let flowers, inhabiting the dry talus of 

 lava rocks in the caldera (dry crater) 

 of the extinct volcano near Los Llanos, 

 Palma, Canary Islands, July 16, 1925. 



